Every once in a while I see excellent posts on Facebook from some of the newsfeeds that I like—Ars Technica and Digital Trends, for example, and there are times when I will go as far as to take these posts and create a blog based on the content. Recently, while I was out doing a few things, this one popped up from a good friend, the Managing Partner of a known AV industry communications and content creation firm (who likes to pose some interesting "challenges" for me):

So I decided to take a stab at this one (actually, I can hardly resist) —call it a bit "off-the-beaten technology path" blog thesis...

I assume that if you are reading this blog that you know I have been a Pivot employee for a month now. If you missed that tidbit of exciting news, you can read about my first week at Pivot or you can read the Pivot press release that describes my position and value to the team.

Periscope turned one year old in March. If you do not know what Periscope is, it is a live streaming video mobile app. Periscope allows you to become your own broadcasting station as you stream video and audio to any viewers who join your live broadcast.

Like a tree crashing in the forest, if your product drops and no one shares it on social media, it’s like it never happened. You may get some sales through standard means, but to really count now, you need a strong social media presence.

Most of us have a computer in our pockets, yes I am talking about your cellphone. Our smartphones allow us to do many things – update our calendars, call/text/email contacts, surf the web, or interact with one of thousands of apps. The more we use our smartphones and other smart devices, the more we want them to be intuitive and be able to interact with us, thereby making the transaction we are trying to complete even easier.

In news that is bound to make heads spin, Milestone AV Technologies announced it has acquired Vaddio, a global manufacturer of PTZ cameras, professional AV solutions, and unified communication and collaboration solutions. Vaddio joins other well-known brands such as Chief, Da-Lite, SANUS, and Projecta as part of the Milestone AV Technology family.